Halloween family experience where children aged four and over become 'Junior Scientists' to hatch and care for friendly Cornhill monsters.
The Cornhill Monster Incubation Laboratory opens at Cornhill Market from Wednesday 28 October to Sunday 1 November, a Halloween family experience that runs every day from 10:00 to 16:00. Each session lasts around 45 minutes, so it's easy to fit in around a school run or a trip into town.
The whole thing is run by the self-styled 'Mad Scientists of Cornhill Market', and the laboratory is tucked deep beneath the market, past the old brick arches and forgotten tunnels. The story they've built around it is that strange magical energy drifts through the market every autumn, and since last year it's grown enough to hatch monster eggs into friendly but mischievous creatures. For one week, the lab opens to recruit 'Junior Scientists' to work alongside the Mad Scientists and help hatch, grow and care for the new generation of Cornhill Monsters.
Young recruits get to pick one of four hands-on missions: Monster Pumpkin Incubation, Monster Growth Potion Laboratory, Monster Fossil Excavation or the Cloud Slime Research Facility. Each session is led by scientists in character and limited to twelve Junior Scientists, so it's a small group rather than a crowded room. Every child goes home with a creation they've made and an official Monster Laboratory certificate to prove they were there.
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It's for children aged four and over, with some activities recommended for ages five and up, and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are between £6.13 and £9.38, and with sessions running 10:00 to 16:00 from Wednesday 28 October to Sunday 1 November, you can pick a slot that works for you. You'll find it at Cornhill Market, Sincil Street, Lincoln, LN5 7ET.
